Being Human

Friday, May 10, 2024 at The Music Hall

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Remaking a Life
Poetry & Personal Sanctuaries

Part storytelling, part poetry reading, this CreativeMornings talk will focus on the journey of making and remaking personal sanctuaries, a glimpse into the world of ongoing survivorhood.

Note: Sensitive topics including mental health, abuse and domestic violence may be addressed.

From the ages of nine to nineteen, Diannely (she/her) spent the majority of her time in a church sanctuary. Services were held Wednesday and Friday nights, and then Sunday mornings with the occasional fellowship or Bible study in the evenings. As if three days weren’t enough, she also went to middle school and high school at the church, Monday through Friday. Sometimes even Saturdays were spent at the church—cleaning or helping prep for Sunday after-service meals. That sanctuary alone encompassed her entire existence. She prayed, worshiped, sang, cried, learned geometry, ate Doritos, pined over a crush—all in that room. But what had once seemed like a safe haven from the horrors of the world became the horror itself. How was Diannely to find sanctuary outside of this once supposed sanctuary? This CreativeMornings talk will focus on her journey of making and remaking these personal sanctuaries. Part storytelling, part poetry reading, she hopes to leave listeners with a glimpse into the world of ongoing survivorhood.

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This event is free, but advance registration is required. Registration opens at 9am on the Monday before the event. Please sign up for our newsletter to be notified when registration is open. 

The event is held at The Music Hall Lounge. Doors open at 8:30. Coffee will be served 8:30-9am. Talk begins at 9am and event ends at 10am. There is abundant paid parking behind the Music Hall Lounge and on surrounding side streets.

CreativeMornings Portsmouth is a platform for individuals to share their own truths/stories as they define it. The viewpoints and opinions expressed by any individual do not represent or reflect larger viewpoints or opinions by the CreativeMornings organization or any local chapter and not should be taken as universal truths or professional advice of any kind.